bios

This inspector returns strings that identify the version of the BIOS. This inspector is not available on macOS Big Sur (Apple M1 chip).

Running the inspector on Windows:

Q: bios
A: 12/30/2020

Running the inspector on macOS on an Intel CPU:

Q: bios
A: 426.0.0.0.0

Running the inspector on an unsupported OS and/or hardware:

Q: bios
E: Singular expression refers to nonexistent object.

Creation
Properties
Casts

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Mac, Windows

Creation

bios : bios

Returns information about the BIOS.

Plural: bioses

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Mac, Windows

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Properties

date of <bios> : string

This Windows-only inspector returns the date string stored in the BIOS. This string is formatted as MM/DD/YY. On a non-Windows operating system, it returns False.

Running the inspector on Windows:

Q: date of bios
A: 12/30/2020

Plural: dates

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows

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version of <bios> : string

On Windows, it returns the first string of the multi-string version stored in the BIOS. On macOS, it returns the string version stored in the BIOS. The format depends on your BIOS manufacturer.

Running the inspector on Windows:

Q: version of bios
A: INTEL - 6040000

Running the inspector on macOS on an Intel CPU:

Q: version of bios
A: 426.0.0.0.0

Running the inspector on an unsupported OS and/or hardware:

Q: version of bios
E: Singular expression refers to nonexistent object.

Plural: versions

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Mac, Windows

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version string of <bios> : string

This inspector returns the version string stored in the BIOS.

Running the inspector on Windows:

Q: version string of bios
A: INTEL - 6040000

Q: version strings of bios
A: INTEL - 6040000
A: PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0
A: 6.00
A: None

Plural: version strings

Version	Platforms
8.2.1078.0	Windows

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Casts

<bios> as string : string

This inspector returns the BIOS version for macOS and the BIOS date for Windows platforms. Running this inspector on other operating systems results in an error referring to a nonexistent object.

Running the inspector on Windows:

Q: bios as string
A: 12/12/2018

Running the inspector on macOS on an Intel CPU:

Q: bios as string
A: 426.0.0.0.0

Running the inspector on an unsupported OS and/or hardware:

Q: bios as string
E: Singular expression refers to nonexistent object.

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Mac, Windows

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